Was Dog Shooting Justifiable?

March 06, 2014|Letter to the editor

The article "Police: Man Killed Dog After Attack" [March 4, Police Briefs] didn't provide enough information for me and probably other readers. Was the dog attacking the man's young son a toy poodle -- or a pit bull?

Responding officers noticed that the boy had been wounded. By the dog or by the two gunshots? If the man thought his son's life was in danger, as he obviously did, he was justified in shooting the dog, especially if it was a pit bull or other dangerous breed.

Was he expected to call 911 and then hope and wait for the police to respond? Why the man was charged with animal cruelty and unlawful discharge of a firearm is beyond me. Too many people, particularly the young and old, are being attacked by vicious dogs every day in this country. They are losing their limbs and often their lives.